Methylomonas
Methylomonas | |
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Genus: | Methylomonas (ex Leadbetter 1974)
Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 |
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Methylomonas methanica | |
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M. aurantiaca[1] |
Methylomonas is a genus of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy.[2]
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External links[edit]
- Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature